Inside the PD: Decision on ER baseball semis to come at 1 p.m.

Dave Johnson

A decision on whether the Eastern Region baseball semifinals, scheduled for tonight in Norfolk, will be postponed due to rain will be made around 1 p.m.

Granby athletic director Marty Bechtol, who oversees the tournament, said he and other officials are waiting a few more hours to see how much it rains and what the forecast looks like. But at 10:30 a.m., he said, "It's not looking good."

If tonight's two semifinals -- Menchville vs. Nansemond River at 5; Great Bridge vs. Kellam at 7:30 -- at the Bud Metheny Complex are washed out, the schedule would be bumped a day. The semifinals would be Thursday (same times) and the final on Friday at 6 p.m.

According to the forecast, there is a 100 percent chance of rain today until 4 p.m., at which point it drops to a mere 70 percent. Thursday's forecast, however, is sunny with no chance of rain.